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Article: Healthy Foods That Are Easy To Overeat

Yes it is possible to drink too much water, no it is not possible without outside influence. A kid died because his parents forced him to drink something like 25 liters a day, every day. (Thinking it would make him smarter or some stupid bs) No one accidentally drinks 25 liters a day for a couple of weeks, unless you go run a marathon i the desert twice day..
 
To get to 35g of fiber from oatmeal you would need almost 9 servings. I know I like my oats but that's just retarded. They should also add not to eat 10lbs of brocolli ha
 
max d said:
To get to 35g of fiber from oatmeal you would need almost 9 servings. I know I like my oats but that's just retarded. They should also add not to eat 10lbs of brocolli ha
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This is by far the stupidest article AM has posted. It is men's health so I guess that's to be expected?
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Yes it is possible to drink too much water, no it is not possible without outside influence. A kid died because his parents forced him to drink something like 25 liters a day, every day. (Thinking it would make him smarter or some stupid bs) No one accidentally drinks 25 liters a day for a couple of weeks, unless you go run a marathon i the desert twice day..
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It can happen by accident. Hyponatremia is a concern in all marathons, especially with slower runners who can drink too much water when they don't need it.
 
haha - yeah. There is a point at which ANYTHING will kill you. Per the Merck manual, drinking too much water is almost always a sign of an underlying problem. Most people would start vomiting or even pass out before they could possibly drink too much water. If there is something wrong with those mechanisms, then you may have an issue. Per the article, it can effect your electrolyte balances. When you start cramping, having heart palpitations, etc. - I don't think a normal person is going to say, "Hey, just one more glass of water please...."

I don't think 3 gallons of water would hurt nearly anyone, and most people don't even drink 2 gallons a day...
 
scherbs said:
It can happen by accident. Hyponatremia is a concern in all marathons, especially with slower runners who can drink too much water when they don't need it.
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Yeah the problem there though is the weight loss and sweating. Not the consumation of water.

Which also hardens my belief that running for several hours is just stupid...
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Yeah the problem there though is the weight loss and sweating. Not the consumation of water. Which also hardens my belief that running for several hours is just stupid...
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No,
Hyponatremia occurs when water ingestion dilutes blood to the point of insufficient electrolyte concentration. The problem is water ingestion, not time on the course.
It may not be for everyone, but those who are finishing a marathon under 4 hrs (I.e. are RUNNNING it), are not going to suffer from Hyponatremia
 
scherbs said:
No,
Hyponatremia occurs when water ingestion dilutes blood to the point of insufficient electrolyte concentration. The problem is water ingestion, not time on the course.
It may not be for everyone, but those who are finishing a marathon under 4 hrs (I.e. are RUNNNING it), are not going to suffer from Hyponatremia
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Yeah well, the articles and studies I found say otherwise. And that makes a lot more sense to me because high intake of water ONE day simply isn't that big a problem..
Also there are a lot of reasons for Hyponatremia, not just water intake.
It is only the term for insufficient natrium concentration in your body. It has nothing to do with water consumation.

Also doctors figure that as much as 30% of all marathon runners will end up with Hyponatremia, regardles of their speed.

Plus, I just cannot believe someone could drink 20+ liters during a marathon, they could not run like that..


And even IF you were right, that still would not make water "easy to overdrink" as the article suggests. I rest mah case.
 
This should clear things up:

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That is a pretty reliable source. Without any physical disorder, i.e. - if your body is working properly, you would need to drink more than 6 gallons of water/day on a regular basis in order to exceed your capacity to excrete the fluid, if you are normal, healthy young adult. This would NOT be easy for most people. I've worked up to 3 gallons/day and I weigh 240 and can drink and drink and drink - and it was not easy for me. Few people will ever be able to comfortably drink more than 4 gallons of water in a day I would think...
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Yeah well, the articles and studies I found say otherwise. And that makes a lot more sense to me because high intake of water ONE day simply isn't that big a problem.. Also there are a lot of reasons for Hyponatremia, not just water intake. It is only the term for insufficient natrium concentration in your body. It has nothing to do with water consumation. Also doctors figure that as much as 30% of all marathon runners will end up with Hyponatremia, regardles of their speed. Plus, I just cannot believe someone could drink 20+ liters during a marathon, they could not run like that.. And even IF you were right, that still would not make water "easy to overdrink" as the article suggests. I rest mah case.
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Insufficient natrium? Most of us call it sodium.

It is not as easy to over drink as the article suggests, you are right.
Hyponatremia, however, is a problem and it is caused 99.99999% of the time by an overconsumption of water-take this from a distance runner and more importantly a coach and race director who has to watch out for it.
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Yeah well, the articles and studies I found say otherwise. And that makes a lot more sense to me because high intake of water ONE day simply isn't that big a problem..
Also there are a lot of reasons for Hyponatremia, not just water intake.
It is only the term for insufficient natrium concentration in your body. It has nothing to do with water consumation.

Also doctors figure that as much as 30% of all marathon runners will end up with Hyponatremia, regardles of their speed.

Plus, I just cannot believe someone could drink 20+ liters during a marathon, they could not run like that..

And even IF you were right, that still would not make water "easy to overdrink" as the article suggests. I rest mah case.
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You're not that bright. But it's okay; most people aren't.
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Just checked your last couple of posts. You seem like a very pleasent person, so I will definitely take your kind words to heart. Thank you for opening my eyes to the truth!
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You're welcome.

If you give me your mailing address I will send you a nice gift basket. Do you like sandalwood scented candles? I do.
 
Type O Hero said:
You're not that bright. But it's okay; most people aren't.
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What did he say that was so stupid? I must be a complete moron. Please enlighten me.
 
HIT4ME said:
What did he say that was so stupid? I must be a complete moron. Please enlighten me.
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Mainly it was because of him saying that high intake of water in one day couldn't be a problem. That's axiomatically not true. It absolutely can be a problem. Therefore his entire argument lost credibility. Therefore he is entitled to harmless ridicule and a nice gift basket.

Your sarcasm, however, isn't as fun as his, so no gift basket for you.
 
Whatever man. The article states it is easy to die from water and it just isn't. End of story.

But if you want to, track your water intake to make sure you don't accidentally drink 5 gallons every day. Because that happened to like two people in the history of everything so clearly the danger is real!
 
ThaGerGuy3000 said:
Yes it is possible to drink too much water, no it is not possible without outside influence. A kid died because his parents forced him to drink something like 25 liters a day, every day. (Thinking it would make him smarter or some stupid bs) No one accidentally drinks 25 liters a day for a couple of weeks, unless you go run a marathon i the desert twice day..
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Type O Hero said:
Now we're arguing likelihood vs. possibility.

Derp grammar herp derp
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I thought that was his argument from the beginning, essentially. He was never saying that it was totally, 100% impossible. Just that unless there is some kind of external influence, it isn't "possible". i.e.- highly unlikely. No NORMAL, HEALTHY human is going to just suddenly drink 6 gallons of water a day without some kind of underlying issue. You would have to have sodium issues to begin with, have a mental disorder, or whatever in order to drink 6 gallons/day on a regular basis. It is just a huge amount of water.

On the flip side, you could have someone who gets sick from drinking 2 gallons of water/day - but they would have to have impaired heart, kidney, liver functions, etc. This would fall outside the realm of a healthy and normal individual.

Maybe the ThaGerGuy3000 should have made his argument a little more clear and spoken a little more slowly for some of us. Even though he is stupid and all.

And as far as the marathon runners...we use sodium levels to control thirst, so if a runner isn't forcing down excess water (a lot of excess water), they should not have issues with sodium dilution. If they have an issue it is more likely due to low sodium than to too much water.
 
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